Table 1.

Demographic and Injury Characteristics of Insurance Cohorts

	Medicaid	Private	P Value
Age, y	25.73 ± 10.47	27.84 ± 10.97	.49
BMI	29.05 ± 6.64	26.08 ± 5.32	.095
Sex, male:female	12:14	11:14	.88
Meniscus tear, yes:no	16:10	14:11	.69
Concomitant meniscus procedure, repair:meniscectomy:none	8:6:12	8:6:12	1.0
Distance from surgical site, miles	21.00 ± 28.20	29.65 ± 38.82	.37
Chronicity of injury, acute:chronic∗	13:12	12:13	.78

NOTE. Continuous variables listed as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables listed as counts.

BMI, body mass index.

^∗Chronicity defined as ≥90 days from injury to surgery.